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Halliday, Resnick & Walker β Gravitation: Problem Problem_87
(a) If the legendary apple of Newton could be released from rest at a height of 2 m from the surface of a neutron star with a mass 1.5 times that of our Sun and a radius of 20 km, what would be the appleβs speed when it reached the surface of the star? (b) If the apple could rest on the surface of the star, what would be the approximate difference between the gravitational acceleration at the top and at the bottom of the apple? (Choose a reasonable size for an apple; the answer indicates that an apple would never survive near a neutron star.)
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Given: 2 m, 20 km
Find: (a) If the legendary apple of Newton could be released from rest; (b) If the apple could rest on the surface of the star
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Fundamentals of Physics Extended Β· 12th Edition
Author: Halliday, Resnick & Walker
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Gravitation